Jon Robert Holden retired from the game after a ten-year EuroLeague career in which his team won the EuroLeague title twice.

Holden was part of PBC CSKA Moscow which won nine straight Russian-league championships from 2003-2011. He averaged double figures in seven of his 10 seasons.

The former Director of International Scouting for the Detroit Pistons, Holden has had his thumb on the pulse of the European game for the last decade and a half.

This continues the Sixers push towards seeking elite European talent.

After quickly trading for Dario Saric during the 2014 NBA Draft, the Sixers have made a push for international prospects as they’ve drafted Jonah Bolden, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Furkan Korkmaz and several other draft-and-stash prospects over the last few seasons.

The Sixers might not have a general manager, but they clearly know the direction they want to go as an organization.